While women in the USA have collectively made great strides, the undervaluation of women's work, vulnerability to discrimination, sexual harassment, job insecurity, equal pay, and family leave remain pressing issues.

International Women's Day started in 1911 to campaign for women's rights to work and vote, amongst other concerns, according to the campaign's website. Those women might have also been surrounded by male workers who, if they were aware of the march, scoffed at its requirements.

"We understand that when schools close there is an impact on families, who may have to find unanticipated childcare", Crawley said.

"The decision from Alexandria City Public Schools was not a political decision - and we need to make that very clear", Lloyd said. A similar decision was made in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where superintendent Jim Causbyinformed parents that after surveying school principals to see how manyteachers would be absent, it was his "determination that we will not have enough staff to safely run our school district".

The complaints bore echoes of broader debate about the strike's message if only those who can afford to take the day off to participate.

It said: "It is entirely about the safety of students and the district's inability to operate with a high number of staff absences".

"Wednesday's "Day without a Woman" reflects a return to issues and practices of 1970s feminism tempered with lessons learned since", says Duke University historian Jocelyn Olcott. Chef and owner of Pizzeria Paradiso Ruth Gresser will serve half of her food and draft beer to reinforce the impact of a day without women. "Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools values and supports its female employees", the district said in a statement.

Olivia Macaron, another woman-owned business at 3222 M Street NW, is also giving out a free 8-ounce coffee all day to celebrate.

The No. 4 and 5 spots were taken by The LEGO Batman Movie ($11.6 million) and Open Road's drama Before I Fall ($4.9 million). The film adaptation of the religious novel The Shack had a moderate start, opening in third place with just $16 million.

According to Szydlo, Tusk abused his authority and interfered with Polish internal affairs, therefore showing lack of neutrality. But it's reported that Hungary later made a sudden turnaround, backing off its support to Saryusz-Wolski.

President Donald Trump after she criticised him for belittling a disabled journalist at the Golden Globes in January. The Post joined forces with the Times to fight the court battle, which climbed all the way to the Supreme Court.

She said 320,000 Consumers Energy customers have been affected by the windstorm, and said 160,000 have had their power restored. DTE in a separate statement expressed confidence that 90% of homes should see power by Sunday as well.

The Pentagon said Monday that USA forces have also taken up positions on the outskirts of Manbij to try to keep a lid on tensions. And as a Turkish official admitted to Reuters, the United States is committed to conducting Raqqa with the SDF , not Turkey.

The organization said fiscal policy should be used to boost demand, especially if coupled with structural reform. Prospects will depend on the extent to which labour-market duality is reduced and wage growth picks up.

Murray did not take much time as he won the match in straight sets - 6-3, 6-2 - with the final lasting for 73 minutes only. Mladenovic made it into her second final of the year, holding off fifth-seeded American Christina McHale 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.

It is now on course to surpass the Netherlands' modern-era record of 26 years of consecutive growth between 1982 and 2008. Emily Dabbs, an economist at Moody's Analytics, said the quarterly growth has perhaps seen its golden period.

The first trailer for Chappelle's Netflix special just hit the web it sounds like it's going to be some of his best work yet. The teaser previews some of the topics the stand-up comedian covers, and it sounds like he'll touch on a range of issues.

RadioShack files for bankruptcy for second time in 2 years
The Bay City RadioShack , located at 4073 North Euclid Avenue, will be closing as a result of the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The newspaper said Sprint products were pulled out of Dallas-Fort Worth suburban RadioShack stores in Bedford and Arlington.

Tyrod Taylor to stay with the Bills
But since the arrival of new head coach Sean McDermott , the sentiment has started to shift toward keeping Taylor in the fold. One week later the Bills have made a decision to move forward with Tyrod Taylor after he agreed to restructure his contract.

At least 3 dead after train, bus collision
A city spokesman said that passengers were killed and injured in the wreck, but was not able to specify how many. According to the Associated Press , the CSX train pushed the bus for about 300 feet before coming to a stop.

Draft laws on GST get nod, now go to Lok Sabha
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said that all the states have agreed over the most of the points of the model GST law. Subsequently, the bills will be tabled together in Parliament in the second half of the budget session.

Denver zoo welcomes unexpected giraffe calf
Dobby, who initially was not nursing, had to be provided critical care by zoo staff, but is now back on track. The zoo said keepers were able to "get hands on the belly" and "make contact" with April's baby giraffe.

Oil Hovers Near 3-Week Low Amid High Stock Levels
Besides, market has been benefiting from contango where prices for later delivery are higher than those for immediate dispatch. Iraq announced in February that it has increased its estimated crude oil reserves by 7% to 153 billion barrels.

Kings trade for Jerome Iginla from Colorado
The Kings had shown interest in signing Iginla back in the 2013 off-season but ultimately Iginla signed with the Avalanche. The 39-year-old has a full no-trade clause, but McKenzie reports Iginla may also be interested in the Kings.